16.2.73. What is the order of passage of vehicles at this intersection?
UAЯка черговість проїзду транспортних засобів на даному перехресті?
This is an exam question from the Traffic Rules of Ukraine about the safe passage of intersections, testing the driver's ability to correctly determine priority in situations where the paths of vehicles intersect. Such tasks are often included in the theoretical exam because mistakes in determining the order of passage at intersections are a common cause of traffic accidents. The key to the correct answer is always the same: first determine whether the intersection is regulated, and if not—'read' the priority road signs and apply the traffic rules without making assumptions about the 'automatic' advantage of certain types of vehicles.
The question belongs to the section of the Traffic Rules on Passing Intersections and checks the application of point 16.11: at an unregulated intersection of roads of unequal importance, a vehicle moving on the secondary road must yield to those approaching on the main road, regardless of their further direction. The status of the main and secondary road here is determined by priority signs (in particular, 2.3 'Main Road' and 2.1 'Yield'), so the decisive factor is not the type of vehicle, but who is on the main road.
The option where the tram passes first is based on a common mistake: applying the rule about the tram's priority to all situations. In reality, the tram's advantage over non-rail vehicles applies only under equal conditions (point 16.12), and when the tram approaches from a secondary road, it must yield to those traveling on the main road. That is why the correct order is when the vehicle on the main road passes first, and the rail vehicle from the secondary road fulfills the 'yield' requirement as defined by the Traffic Rules of Ukraine.
Clause 16.11
At an intersection of roads with different priorities, the driver of a vehicle moving on a secondary road must yield to vehicles approaching this intersection along the main road, regardless of their further direction of movement.
Explanation of application: in the task, the truck is moving on the main road, and the tram is on the secondary road, so the tram is required to yield.
Clause 16.12
At an intersection of roads with equal priority, a tram has the right of way over non-rail vehicles regardless of its direction of movement.
Explanation of application: this rule about tram priority applies only if the roads are of equal priority; in this task, the roads are not equal (as indicated by priority signs), so the tram's priority does not apply.
Clause 1.10 (term "Main road")
Main road — a road with a paved surface relative to a dirt road or a road marked by signs 1.22, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7.
Explanation of application: the status of "main road" in the task is determined by sign 2.3, so the vehicle on it has priority over those approaching from the secondary road.
Clause 1.10 (term "Yield (do not create obstacles)")
Yield (do not create obstacles) — a requirement for a road user not to continue or resume movement, nor to perform any maneuver, if this may force other road users who have the right of way to change direction or speed.
Explanation of application: the tram from the secondary road must "yield" to the car on the main road.
Clause 33.2 — 33 "Road signs", 2 "Priority signs", sign 2.1 "Yield"
The driver must yield to vehicles moving on the intersected road.
Explanation of application: the tram approaching the 2.1 sign is required to yield to vehicles moving on the main road.
Clause 33.2 — 33 "Road signs", 2 "Priority signs", sign 2.3 "Main road"
A road on which priority is given at uncontrolled intersections.
Explanation of application: the car is moving on a road designated as the main road, so it has priority over the tram from the secondary road.
That is, the correct answer is "Car, tram." given that according to the Traffic Rules, at an intersection of roads with different priorities, the vehicle on the secondary road (even a tram) must yield to vehicles approaching on the main road.
At this intersection, traffic is not regulated by a traffic light or a traffic controller, so the order of passage is determined by priority signs. This means that we are dealing with an intersection of roads with different priorities: one road is the main road, the other is a secondary road.
The car is approaching the intersection on the main road (this is confirmed by the priority sign). The tram is approaching on the secondary road (which is also indicated by the priority sign for its direction). Since the paths of the car and the tram intersect, it is necessary to determine which of them has the right of way.
According to paragraph 16.11 of the Traffic Rules of Ukraine, at intersections of roads with different priorities, a driver moving on a secondary road must yield to vehicles approaching on the main road, regardless of their further direction of movement. Therefore, the tram, as a vehicle on the secondary road, is obliged to yield to the car moving on the main road.
It is important to remember a separate principle regarding trams: their priority over non-rail vehicles applies only when they are in equal conditions (for example, on roads of equal priority). In this situation, the conditions are not equal, because one road user is on the main road and the other is on the secondary road, so the tram's priority does not apply.
Therefore, the correct answer is "Car, tram.", since at intersections of roads with different priorities, the vehicle on the main road has the right of way, and the tram from the secondary road is obliged to yield according to paragraph 16.11 of the Traffic Rules of Ukraine.